Dr. Cintli's new piece, "Rodriguez: A Lesson the USA Could Learn from Mexico"

Rodriguez: A Lesson the USA Could Learn from Mexicoby Roberto Rodriguez When I teach the history of Mexican people at the University of Arizona, going back to the era of Spanish colonialism in the Americas, I teach two concepts that seem to be applicable to the United States of America today. One of them is called “primary process” and the other “principio.”When the people of Mexico revolted in 1810, it was akin to a massive and violent political volcanic explosion that had been suppressed for some 300 years. The rallying cry by the revolting masses was “muerte al gachupin!” or “death to the (exploiting) foreigners!” This volcanic...